Personal Knowledge Bases for Teaching


Technology has transformed all aspects of our lives, including what it means to be informed, knowledgeable, and creative. A Personal Knowledge Base (PKB) using the “cloud” application Evernote can be used to accumulate resources related to science, science teaching and other topics of your choosing. Your PKB is an online repository for articles, notes, references, and reflections, and is meant to extend your intelligence and creativity. Since everyone thinks in his or her own way, our PKBs should also be different. Your PKB reflection should describe:

  • your organizational scheme for your notebooks.
  • the extent of your current PKB
    • types of content?
    • topics? School related? Non school related?
    • number of notes? (there is no minimum number)
  • questions or difficulties that you still have trying to use Evernote professionally.
  • how you believe that your PKB contributes to your professional learning now and in the future.